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pasteboard

pasteboard

1 4.9
A temporary place where a computer stores items you copy or cut
  • noun
  • /ˈpeɪstˌbɔrd/
  • Specialized
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  • The application allows you to retrieve data from the pasteboard, making it easy to reuse copied content.

Examples

  • You can also export your drum loops as audio or MIDI via email, audio pasteboard, or into iTunes.

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  • Users with non-English locale settings in System Preferences > International > Language have to install the X11 Localization updates for XQuartz 2.3.3.2 and 2.1.6 to access the new Pasteboard preferences.

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  • I can just say if let image data equal my UI pasteboard, this is the class for pasteboard.

  • I'm just going to say pasteboard dot image data, and this one is pasteboard dot image URL.

  • To copy the selected text, simply press Control + C and it will be stored in the pasteboard for later use.

  • After copying an image from the internet, you can paste it directly from the pasteboard into your document.

Synonyms

clipboard
vspasteboard
  • Specialized
6 2.5

A temporary place on a computer where copied or cut items are kept

is the same concept but uses a different name in computing

Surface Forms

pasteboard singular
pasteboards plural

Morphology

pasteboard = paste + board (semi-transparent) = paste + board

This is a metaphorical/technical extension from the physical 'pasteboard' (a surface for pasting) to a digital area where items are pasted; the relation is clear but specialized.

Etymology

The computer use of pasteboard comes from the same parts paste ('to stick') and board ('a place to put things'), like a notice board where you keep papers to use later, so a pasteboard is a temporary place in a computer to hold copied items until you paste them.